ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPIRE
Old English spīr blade; related to Old Norse spīra stalk, Middle Low German spīr shoot, Latin spīna thorn.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPIRE
PRESENT
Present
I spire
you spire
he/she/it spires
we spire
you spire
they spire
Present continuous
I am spiring
you are spiring
he/she/it is spiring
we are spiring
you are spiring
they are spiring
Present perfect
I have spired
you have spired
he/she/it has spired
we have spired
you have spired
they have spired
Present perfect continuous
I have been spiring
you have been spiring
he/she/it has been spiring
we have been spiring
you have been spiring
they have been spiring
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I spired
you spired
he/she/it spired
we spired
you spired
they spired
Past continuous
I was spiring
you were spiring
he/she/it was spiring
we were spiring
you were spiring
they were spiring
Past perfect
I had spired
you had spired
he/she/it had spired
we had spired
you had spired
they had spired
Past perfect continuous
I had been spiring
you had been spiring
he/she/it had been spiring
we had been spiring
you had been spiring
they had been spiring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will spire
you will spire
he/she/it will spire
we will spire
you will spire
they will spire
Future continuous
I will be spiring
you will be spiring
he/she/it will be spiring
we will be spiring
you will be spiring
they will be spiring
Future perfect
I will have spired
you will have spired
he/she/it will have spired
we will have spired
you will have spired
they will have spired
Future perfect continuous
I will have been spiring
you will have been spiring
he/she/it will have been spiring
we will have been spiring
you will have been spiring
they will have been spiring
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would spire
you would spire
he/she/it would spire
we would spire
you would spire
they would spire
Conditional continuous
I would be spiring
you would be spiring
he/she/it would be spiring
we would be spiring
you would be spiring
they would be spiring
Conditional perfect
I would have spire
you would have spire
he/she/it would have spire
we would have spire
you would have spire
they would have spire
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been spiring
you would have been spiring
he/she/it would have been spiring
we would have been spiring
you would have been spiring
they would have been spiring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you spire
we let´s spire
you spire
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
spiring
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPIRE»
Discover the use of
spire in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
spire and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Both a razor-sharp thriller and a poignant love story, this twisting tale of psychological suspense is Patterson’s most compelling novel in years Mark Darrow grew up in a small Ohio town with no real advantages beyond his intelligence and ...
Richard North Patterson, 2009
But threatening notes have been appearing in the collection bag, suggesting that one of the faithful has decided it’s time this good shepherd get the hook.
Robert Goldsborough, 2012
3
The
Spire: With an introduction by John Mullan
For more than fifteen years Golding worked in the shadow oftheCathedral itself –
or rather, of its tower andits spire. Closeup, this spire, thehighestin Britain at404
feet, issimply miraculous. This soaring remnant ofanage offaithwas a wonder that
...
4
The Completion of the
Spire and Other Poems
MIGHTY throng of people filled the streets, (T^r- Ten thousand eyes upon the
new-built spire Were fixed. Graceful and fair it rose Above the massive portals
and arched entrances Of Copenhagen's far-famed kirk, A marvel of construction
and of ...
Edward Owings Towne, 1889
5
The Modern Allegories of William Golding
The Spire demonstrates Golding's skill at transforming what appear to be simple
narrative materials into a subtle, complicated drama of human conflict. The
central symbol of the novel at first seems overly obvious: a four-hundred-foot
church ...
6
Harry and Walter; or, The church
spire, with other stories
mrs. Cuthbert Orlebar. few tears, and many kind wishes, and three hearty- cheers
, the Acorn left her moorings in Thorley Bay, and was soon seen curtsying over
the waves of the wide ocean : the last glimpse Walter caught of home from her ...
mrs. Cuthbert Orlebar, 1856
7
The Starling of the
Spire; Or, A Bird's Eye View of the ...
%\t (Starling d % %kt " A bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath
wings shall tell the matter." Eccles. x, 20. I'm a starling endoVd with wondrous
sense, Which is rare in these modern days ; . And presume to chatter, with some
...
8
The Poems of Dylan Thomas
Daniel Jones. Dances a measure with the swan Who holds her clasped inside
his strong, white wings; And darkness, hand in hand with light, Is blind with tears
too frail to taste. 8 THE SPIRE CRANES The spire cranes. Its statue is an aviary.
9
Olympic Mountains: A Climbing Guide
Sweat Spire ca. 7580 (2310 m) II, 5.2-5.6 Sweat Spire, a prominent point of rock
rising 200 ft above the ridge crest, is the leftmost of the highest visible pair of
spires rising above Surprise Basin. Sweat Spire has two described routes, which
...
Olympic Mountain Rescue, 2006
10
Public Documents of the State of Connecticut
Light. 72-03 War Chimney — Horseneck. 95-21 Horseneck — Great Capt. Light.
NEW HAVEN HARBOR. 50-12 South Church— Congregational Spire. 87-54
Congregational Spire— Sperry Light. 46-20 South Church— Congregational
Spire.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPIRE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
spire is used in the context of the following news items.
Spire, Maker of Radio-Size Satellites, Tunes Into $40 Million in New …
Spire, a San Francisco-based satellite-powered data company, has just landed $40 million in Series B funding led by an earlier backer, Promus Ventures. «TechCrunch, Jun 15»
Spire Healthcare sells 29.9pc stake to Johannesburg rival
Cinven, the private equity firm, is slashing its stake in Spire Healthcare, the private hospitals group, after agreeing a £432m deal to sell 29.9pc of the company to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
C Spire Ferriss Trophy finalists announced
An Ole Miss pitcher, a Mississippi State slugger and a Millsaps player who can do both highlighted the 2015 C Spire Ferriss Trophy finalists that were ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, May 15»
C Spire provider for Belhaven campus
JACKSON – Belhaven University has signed with C Spire to provide high speed Internet service to its students. The agreement was announced Monday in news ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Apr 15»
Spire Healthcare listing priced at low end of target
Spire Healthcare – which operates 39 hospitals with 7,600 staff, and ranks second only to South African-owned BMI Healthcare in the provision of non-NHS ... «Financial Times, Jul 14»
Spire Healthcare hospital chain to float on stock market
The UK's second largest private hospital chain, Spire Healthcare, has announced plans to list on the London Stock Exchange in a float expected to value the ... «BBC News, Jun 14»
Meet "Spire", The Wearable Breath Tracker That Calms You Down
Spire can let you know if you've been sitting still too long or need to relax because your breaths are shallow. Today, Spire goes on pre-sale for $109. Soon ... «TechCrunch, Jun 14»
SPIRE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: Jazz stars to …
SPIRE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: Jazz stars to perform in Plymouth Rock Assurance Jazz Festival this weekend ... «Wicked Local Plympton, May 14»
Stunning Interactive Photo Taken Atop World Trade Center Spire
An interactive photo has been taken from the spire of the nearly completed 1 World Trade Center, offering stunning 360-degree views of the New York City ... «NBC New York, Mar 14»
Spire project gets a jump-start
The developer of the Chicago Spire, Shelbourne North Water Street LP, says the newly acquired financing will go to pay off creditors and complete the ... «Crain's Chicago Business, Feb 14»
